Detectives located several boxes filled with drugs Monday and a local youth football coach was the intended recipient.

The Albuquerque Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations Task Force took part in the drug interdiction operation at a local package distribution center.

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A police drug dog indicated a package possibly contained illegal substances and detectives obtained a warrant to open the package.

They found a small box containing approximately 105 small packets labeled medical cannabis (1 gram).

A second box contained 112 small plastic vials containing a brown wax-like substance. The third small box contained electronic equipment consistent with that of equipment used to consume marijuana wax. Specifically, it contained 25 Elite Green Man wax vaporizers.

The intended recipient of the package, Jason Apodaca, was found to have previous arrests for drug-related offenses.

The sender of the package was identified as Robert Apodaca, Jason Apodaca's brother. Robert Apodaca also has arrests for drug-related offenses in several states, including New Mexico.

A controlled delivery was performed and Jason Apodaca took possession of the drugs, according to police.

A second search warrant led to a search of Jason Apodaca's residence. It turned up differing amounts of marijuana and marijuana wax, ecstasy, and numerous stickers and labels for Medical Marijuana.

He admitted that he has previously accepted similar packages of marijuana and marijuana wax from his brother. His plan for the shipment was for him to attempt to sell the product to local Medical Marijuana dispensaries, even though he admitted that he knew that was illegal.

He is a youth football coach in the Young America Football League, and the investigation is continuing to determine if he attempted to or succeeded in selling marijuana to his players.